Fabric structure



April 10, 1928. 1,665,433

v E. L. BENEDICT FABRIC STRUCTURE Fil ed Aug. 15. 1926 Patented Apr. 10,1928.

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My'invention relates to fabric structures and particularly to paperbacked wire mesh structures that are employed in the formation ofstuccoed walls, ceilings and the like.

This invention constitutes an improvement upon or a modification. of thestructure shown in my Patent No. 1,502,012, issued July 22, 1924, and myPatent No. 1,597,507

of August 24, 1926, wherein is shown a wire a mesh structure to which apaper backing is secured,.the paper serving as'a backing for the plasterthat is applied to the wire mesh.

In the building of walls composed of plaster that is deposited upon apaper backed" fabric, it is in some instances desirable to subject thebacking sheet to a water proofing process, as by coating it with amoisture proof material to prevent passage of moisture through thewalls. The materials commonly employed for water proofing the paper areof such character that they may either render the sheet so brittle thatit cracks and breaks in handling or the wager proofing substance may beof such chara ter that it softens under the action of moisture or heat,thereby rendering it difficult to assemble the paper and the fabric, andto handle thestructure after the assembling operation.

My present invention has for one of its objects the provision ofmeans'for so constructing a water proofed plaster ground that theobjectionable features above referred to are eliminated:

Another object of my invention is to pro-.

vide a fabric structure of improved form generally and to effect animprovement in the method of making the same.

One means by which my invention may be .practised is shown in theaccompan ing drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a 'longitu inal sectional viewof apparatus for ap lying a water proofing sheet to a paper bacl ed wiremesh; Fig. 2 is a perspective view, on an enlarged scale, showing aportion of the comleted fabritsstructure of Fig. 1, on an enarged scaleand in inverted position; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of aportion of the fabric structure of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a side elevat-ionalview ofa portion of the completed fabric structure of Fig. 1, and

shown in my Patent 1,502,012 above referred to, I have shown the same asapplied to that particular'form of fabric,- for convenience ofdescription. The paper backed fabric is represented generally by thenumeral 5 and is composed. of a Wire mesh having stay wires 6 and strandwires 7, which are welded to one another at their points ofintersection. The wires 7 are bent at intervals 'as indicated by thenumeral '8, so that when a paper backing sheet 9 is pressed against thebody of the fabric, the bends or loops 8 will be forced through thesheet to permit the insertion of retaining rods 10 between the rearsurface of the sheet 9 and the bends or loops 8, to hold the sheetagainst the rear side of the wire mesh. The sheet will then havesubstantially the form shown in my said patcut, except that the ends ofthe retaining .and 13 are-also fed forwardly by the rollers 11simultaneously with the advancement of the fabric 5. The material 12 ispreferably of paper and is passedthrough a tank 14 which containsmoisture proof material, such as asphalt paint, or the like, it beingdesirable to employ a coating liquid that is of an adhesive nature aswell as being water proof. The material '13 is preferably plain oruntreated paper, and serves to prevent sticking of the sheet 12 to theupper roll- 11,

as well as to cover the exposed surfaceof the sheet 12 so that thesticky nature thereof will not interfere with convenient handling of thecompletedfabric structure. The sheet 12 is pressed into snug engagementwith the" backing sheet 9 and will adhere thereto, as well as to theexposed portions of the bars 10, so that the bars will be held againstslip, ping out of position.

One or both of the rolls 1 1 is yieldable to such'extent that the bends8- in the strand wires. 7 will not be forced through the sheet 12. .Thesheet .12 will therefore .not only prevent passage of moisture whichpenetrates the backing sheet 9, but will also prevent passage ofmoisture through the openings in the backing sheet.

The covering 13 need not be in the form of a single sheet that iscoextensive with the fabric, but may be in the form of a plurality oftransversely spaced narrow strips each of which overlies one of thewires 10.

If desired, the sheet 13 may be dispensed with and the sheet 12 coatedonly on one side, as indicated in Fig. 5, wherein a sheet 12* is shownas passing over a roller 15 which extends into a bath .16 of water proofmaterial, The sheet 12 will be pressed against a backing sheet in anysuitable manner as by the rolls shown in Fig. 1'.

I claim as my invention:

1. Fabric structure, comprising a wiremesh,having portions thereofofi'set from the plane of the mesh, a backing sheet secured to saidoffset portions, a sheet of material coated on both sides with anadhesive Water proofing substance and placed against the rear side ofthe backing sheet, and a third sheet of material placed against the saidcoated sheet.

2. Fabric structure, comprising a mesh formed of strand and stay wires,some of said wires having bends formed therein which extend in adirection transverse to the plane of the mesh, a backing sheet placedagainst said mesh and having openings for said bends, retaining membersextending through said bends and lying against the rear side of thebacking sheet, and an adhesive sheet applied to the rear side of thebacking sheet.

3. Fabric structure, comprising a mesh formed of strand and stay wires,some of said wires having bends formed therein which extend in adirection transverse to the plane of the mesh, a backing sheet placedagainst said mesh and having openings for said bends, retaining membersextending through said bends and lying against the rear side of thebacking sheet, an adhesive sheet applied to the rear side of the backinsheet, the second named sheet being coated on both sides with anadhesive substance, and a third sheet placed against the rear side ofthe coated sheet.

4. Fabric structure comprising a wire mesh formed of strand and staywires, some the rear side of said backing sheet and serving to retainthe rods in place.

5. Fabric structure comprising a wire mesh formed of strand and staywires, some of said Wires being provided with bends extendingtransversely of the plane of the mesh, a backing sheet placed againstthe rear side of said fabric and provided with openings through whichsaid bends extend, key rods extending through said bends and 1 ingagainst the rear side of the backing s eet, and an adhesive sheet placedagainst the rear side of said backing sheet and serving to retain therods in place, the said coated sheet serving as a moisture proofcovering for the backing sheet and the openings therethrough.

6. Fabric structure composed of wires, a backing sheet, attachingmembers extending from points rearwardly of said sheet and connected tosaid wires, for holding the sheet in place,and an adhesive sheet appliedto the rear sides of said sheet and the attaching members.

7. Fabric structure composed of wires, a main backing sheet, attachingmembers extending from points rearwardly of said sheet and'connected tosaid wires, for holdin the sheet in place, a supplemental backing sheet,and means for securing said supplemental sheet in position against therear sides of the main backing sheet and the attaching members.

In testimony whereof I, the said EDWARD L. BENEDICT, have hereunto setmy hand.

EDWARD L. BENEDICT.

